The Problem of Force: Grappling With the Global Battlefield - Couverture rigide

Murden, Simon

 
9781588266491: The Problem of Force: Grappling With the Global Battlefield
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1588266494 ISBN 13 : 9781588266491
Editeur : Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Why, despite indisputably superior military might, have the US-led military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq been so fraught with setbacks? Does it make sense in today's security environment to use military force to achieve strategic objectives? How does the contemporary battlefield function? Addressing these questions, Simon Murden explores the contradictions inherent in attempting to combat global terrorist networks by intervening in complex, local social settings. Murden proposes two approaches to better understand the nature of contemporary warfare: one focusing on the nature of insurgency and the other on the dynamics of intervention. Applying these approaches to the cases of Iraq and Afghanistan, he offers important conclusions about the shortcomings of US strategy in the global war on terror.

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À propos de l'auteur

Simon W. Murden is senior lecturer in the Department of Strategic Studies and International Affairs at Britannia Naval College. He is author of Islam, the Middle East, and the New Global Hegemony.

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Éditeur
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1588266494
ISBN 13 
9781588266491
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
185
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Personne responsable
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